Sessions at linux.conf.au 2010 about Dropbox and Storage on Tuesday 19th January

Dropbox is probably the current leader in the storage application and service space for desktop users. Featuring an auto-commit-and-update mechanism to transparently send updates to the repository, changes are reflected on any other machine in near real-time.

Unfortunately, while Dropbox promises security, you cannot use your own infrastructure for data storage. Most data security policies would make this a show stopper for many organisations that wish to deploy such a facility.

By gluing a few existing open source tools together, you can replicate the functionality with a version control system, a file system watcher and a scheduled task.